1804.]. New Aéts of the 
WINDOWS ORSKYLIGHTS. 
All fkylighis, and al] windows, how- 
ever conftrogéted, in ftair-cafes, garrets, 
cellars, paflages, and all other parts of 
dwelling-houfes, to what ufe foever ap- 
plied, and whether, in the exterior or in- 
terior parts, to be charged. 
Where any charge in the occupation 
fhall take place after the affeffment, then 
the duties on the occupier fhall be levicd 
upon and paid by the occupier, landlord, 
or owner, for the time being, or on both 
or all, according to their times of poffef- 
fion, without any new afizfiment, not- 
withfanding fuch change in the occupa- 
tion; but where a tenant {hall quit, on 
the termination of the leafe or demi(e, af- 
ter an affeffinent made, and fhall have 
given notice thereof to the affeffor, the 
duty fhall be difcharged by the commif- 
fioners for the remainder of that year, if 
it thall appear to the commiffioners, at the 
end of fuch year, that fuch houfe thal 
have continued wholly unoccupied for the 
remainder of fuch year. 
Where any houfe is let in different apart- 
ments, tenements, lodgings, or landings, 
and fhall be inhabited by two or more per- 
fons or families, the fame fhall be charged 
as if inhabited by one family only; and 
the landlord or owner fhall be deemed the 
eccupier, and, fhall be charged with the 
duties; but where the landlord fhall not 
refide within the limits of the collector, or 
the fame fhail remain unpaid by fuch land- 
lord for twenty days after due, the duties 
charged may be levied on the occupier, and 
fuch payment fhall be allowed out of the 
next, on account of rent. 
Every houle, whereof the keeping is left 
to any fervant, fhall be fubjeé to the like 
duties, as if inhabited by the owner ora 
tenant, and if fuch fervant thal] not pay 
rates to the church and poor, the faid du- 
ties fhall be paid by the owners ortenants. 
When a partition or divifion between 
two or more windows, fixed in one frame, 
is of the breadth of twelve inches, the 
window on each fide fhall be charged as a 
diftinét window. 
Every window extending fo far as ta 
give'light into more rooms, landings, or 
{tories than ohne, fhall be charged as fo 
many feparate windows. 
Every window, including the frame, 
partition, and divifions thereof, which by 
due admeafurement of the whole {pace on 
the aparture of she wall of the building, on 
the outfide of fuch window, fhall exceed 
in height twelve feet, or in breadth four 
feet nine inches, not being lefS than three 
Britifh Legiflature. 
483 
feet fix inches in height, fhall be charged 
as twoewindows, except fuch as fhall have 
been made of greater dimenfions, prior to 
the sth of April, 1735 3 except alfo the 
windows in fhops, workihops, and ware- 
houfes, and except the windows in thes 
public room of any houfe licenfed to fell 
hiqvors by retail, ufed for the entertain- 
mentof guefts; and the windows in daries, 
farm-houles, excepted from the duties in 
chedule (R) or in any dwelling-houfe not 
chargeable to the duties mentioned in the 
faid {chedule. 
Where any dweiling-houfe fhall be di- 
vided into different tenements, being dif- 
tinct properties, every fuch tenement fhall 
be fubje&t to the fame duties, as if the 
fame were an entire houfe, to be paid by’ 
the occupiers ; but every fuch tenement 
in England, Wales, or Berwick-upon- 
Tweed, which fhall not contain more than 
feven windows, fhall be charged at the rate 
of three fhillings for every window, and in 
Scotiand two fhillings and fixpence for 
every window. ; 
HOUSES. 
The duties payable on all inhabited dwelling- 
houfes. 
For every fuch houfe, which, with the 
houfehold and other offices, yards, and 
gardens, therewith occupied, fhall be worth 
tne rent following, there fhall be charged 
the yearly fums following, viz. 
In the pound. 
sl.and under 2o0l.rent, bythe year lo 1 4 
2ol.andunder 4ol.rent,bytheyear o 2 0 
3ol.rent by the year, andupwards o 2 6 
SERVANTS. 
The duties payable annually for every mate- 
fervant, empsoyed: in the capacities mene 
tioned herein. 
Number of Servants. Amount of 
duty foreach 
Servant. 
For’ 1 fuch fervant = - j- 12 ceo 
2 a ee) 2109 
SOM SRR Hees elo eee Ineo 
4 = - = vee 250) onl | om ioe 3 190 O 
5 = ie aah sat al eV ci A 4 0 .O 
By g< = i ree ik = >, ee 
Dabney  e  e 
SB) Pome me om ma) ee Sp age 
9) KS) Beam eS ees 
TO be Allies ve ee 1) 
1x and upwards - - 6 60 
For every fuch fervant employ- 
ed by any male perfons, never 
having been married, over and above 
the before duties,thefurther fumof 1 12. 0 
1.'The faid duties to be paid by the matter 
‘ ,3R2 or 
